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. >> stephen: i may be a fake news guy, but i am not the only one wolf blitzer. or should i say coyote blitzman? but i admit it, stephen colbert does not exist. i grew up steve colbert and i changed my name for the same reason most people do, because i ratted out the gambino crime family. >> nobody tell them where i am. well, folk os, i'm sorry to say this story of make believe courage does not have a happy ending because all the so-called fake candidates were defeated on tuesday. so my condolences to fake democrat jim buckley, tamara verbrook, isaac weeks and perhaps the fakest sounding democrat, otto junkerman. who it turns out is a real person despite his ridiculous name. stay strong, o junk. these made up candidates may have lost, folks, but i believe we will see a day when a fake candidate can be elected to public office, in the immortal words of the reverend marvin bluther king, i don't have a dream, i am a dream. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) [ male announcer ] zero calories, maximum pepsi taste. ♪ sorry i've yelled at you all these years. â
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> wolf blitzer was immovable. don't mess with wolf blitzer. >> his name is wolf. what are you going to do? >> your name is wolf blitzer. don't mess with him. before we go, i want to play a moment from the debate that stuck with me. i want to know whether it's possible mitt romney didn't know about this ad. here it is. >> i haven't seen the ad, so i' sorry, i don't get to see all the tv ads -- did he say that? i doubt that's my ad, but we'll take a look and find out. there are a bunch of ads that are being organized by people, but i think our position on english is the same. >> that ad was from -- i mitt romney approve this ad. is it possible he didn't know about it? >> it's absolutely possible. they would have cut that disclaimer early in the process. campaigns are large, complex moving pieces. it's very possible that he didn't know about the ads sisters and tep mother comes "outfront." >>> and dr. sanjay gupta joins us with a look at concussions. >>> was it a horrific murder or tragic accident in that is the deci
> wolf blitzer was immovable. don't mess with wolf blitzer. >> his name is wolf. what are you going to do? >> your name is wolf blitzer. don't mess with him. before we go, i want to play a moment from the debate that stuck with me. i want to know whether it's possible mitt romney didn't know about this ad. here it is. >> i haven't seen the ad, so i' sorry, i don't get to see all the tv ads -- did he say that? i doubt that's my ad, but we'll take a look and find out. there...
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. >>> donald trump versus wolf blitzer. their war of words on live tv. >> donald, you're beginning to sound a the little ridiculous, i have to tell you. >> i think you are, wolf. let me tell you something, i think you sound ridiculous. >>> plus the white house apologizing after president obama accidentally insults the people of poland. >>> and a pilot pulls off a miracle after the plane's propellor ends up on the roof of a house. on that note, good morning to you. welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin. >> just hate when that happens. just ruins your morning, doesn't it? good morning, everybody. zoraida and i are here to bring you the news from "a" to "z." it's 5:00 in the a.m. let's get started. >>> first, donald trump sucking the air out of the whole evening, stealing mitt romney's thunder after last night's texas primary victory. romney now has more than enough delegates to clinch the republican nomination, but not everyone is talking about that this morning. instead, it seems to be all about the trump and barack
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> wolf blitzer was immovable. don't mess with wolf blitzer. >> his name is wolf. what are you going to do? >> your name is wolf blitzer. don't mess with him. before we go, i want to play a moment from the debate that stuck with me. i want to know whether it's possible mitt romney didn't know about this ad. here it is. >> i haven't seen the ad, so i' sorry, i don't get to see all the tv ads -- did he say that? i doubt that's my ad, but we'll take a look and find out. there are a bunch of ads that are being organized by people, but i think our position on english is the same. >> that ad was from -- i mitt romney approve this ad. is it possible he didn't know about it? >> it's absolutely possible. they would have cut that disclaimer early in the process. campaigns are large, complex moving pieces. it's very possible that he didn't know about the ads specifically and the campaign's media team and that was that. >> erin, i got to jump in here because i've been on campaigns. i've been in the limo or van when you pull ou
> wolf blitzer was immovable. don't mess with wolf blitzer. >> his name is wolf. what are you going to do? >> your name is wolf blitzer. don't mess with him. before we go, i want to play a moment from the debate that stuck with me. i want to know whether it's possible mitt romney didn't know about this ad. here it is. >> i haven't seen the ad, so i' sorry, i don't get to see all the tv ads -- did he say that? i doubt that's my ad, but we'll take a look and find out. there...
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wolf blitzer, bah tok you. what is he saying? >> the president is saying bluntly this, i'll read it to you. eh says in this interview with abc's robin roberts, i have to tell you over the course of several years, as i have talked to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about memory memb members of my own staff in incredibly committed mon nothing rouse relationships, same-sex relationships or raising kids together. when i think about the soldiers or airmen or marine or sailors fight on my behalf yet feel constrained even now that don't ask don't tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point, and here's what the president says, i have just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. that's an excerpt that abc news has released. he says this is a personal position. it's interesting, the president went on to say, some of this is also generational. you know when i go to college cam
wolf blitzer, bah tok you. what is he saying? >> the president is saying bluntly this, i'll read it to you. eh says in this interview with abc's robin roberts, i have to tell you over the course of several years, as i have talked to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about memory memb members of my own staff in incredibly committed mon nothing rouse relationships, same-sex relationships or raising kids together. when i think about the soldiers or airmen or marine or sailors...
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wolf blitzer is with us now to talk a little bit more about this. on its surface, wolf blitzer, it would seem like political suicide to vote down a treaty that promotes the rights of people with disabilities. but there has to be a good reason as to why someone would vote it down. what is it? >> first of all, you need 67 votes to ratify a treaty. you need a two-thirds majority. they got 61. they didn't get 67. it's they are going to try again next year, including john mccain, but a lot of other republicans by in large conservatives, they hate the united nations, they don't trust the united nations. they don't want international law, in their words, to interfere with domestic laws in the united states, whether federal law, state, or local laws. and one of the most recent major reasons why they rejected this treaty, these republicans by in large voted again ratifying this treaty was because of the powerful words that rick santorum, the former republican presidential candidate said. as you know, he has a severely disabled child, a little girl. he said,
wolf blitzer is with us now to talk a little bit more about this. on its surface, wolf blitzer, it would seem like political suicide to vote down a treaty that promotes the rights of people with disabilities. but there has to be a good reason as to why someone would vote it down. what is it? >> first of all, you need 67 votes to ratify a treaty. you need a two-thirds majority. they got 61. they didn't get 67. it's they are going to try again next year, including john mccain, but a lot of...
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let's bring wolf blitzer right now in that town we're talking about. wolf, give us some analysis on -- from the obama camp's perspective. how will the obama camp attack this? >> i think they'll immediately start talking about what paul ryan's budget as the chairman of the house budget committee would have called for if it was obviously approved by the house of representatives whether republicans have a decisive majority. it didn't get approved by the u.s. senate. the democrats don't have a majority. but what i'll say is that paul ryan wants to end medicare as we know it. they'll say he wants to really effectively end social security too. very popular entitlement programs for seniors in the united states. medicare the health plan for seniors in the united states. social security the real relief if you will for so many millions, tens of millions of elderly americans that are retired and elsewhere. they're going to go after paul ryan and mitt romney on this issue, and they're going to try to score some points. i've just been going through some of the reac
let's bring wolf blitzer right now in that town we're talking about. wolf, give us some analysis on -- from the obama camp's perspective. how will the obama camp attack this? >> i think they'll immediately start talking about what paul ryan's budget as the chairman of the house budget committee would have called for if it was obviously approved by the house of representatives whether republicans have a decisive majority. it didn't get approved by the u.s. senate. the democrats don't have...
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now to wolf blitzer in washington. "the situation room" begins right now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now mitt romney gets booed for promising to repeal obama care. we'll have coverage this hour. also, airline passengers show off bandages and scrapes after getting tossed around in the sky. and they're the lucky ones. allegations a church-affiliated school forces children to beg for money at subway stations. we have it all on video. >>> i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the republican's furious assault on president obama's health care reform law and equally determined backlash. mitt romney faced it today going off script after some prolonged boog interrupted his speech before the naacp convention in houston. jim acosta is standing by in the hall right now. jim, show our viewers, tell our viewers, what happened in houston. >> reporter: wolf, naacp leaders told cnn they praised mitt romney for showing what they called courage in coming to this convention today. but safe to say
now to wolf blitzer in washington. "the situation room" begins right now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now mitt romney gets booed for promising to repeal obama care. we'll have coverage this hour. also, airline passengers show off bandages and scrapes after getting tossed around in the sky. and they're the lucky ones. allegations a church-affiliated school forces children to beg for money at subway stations. we have it all on video. >>> i'm wolf blitzer,...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian todd's been working the story for us and getting new information. brian, tell our viewers what's the latest? >> we found out that the house majority leader, republican congressman eric cantor, may have found out almost two weeks before the president did. this and other time lines we're following on the investigation have led to genuine anger over why the ite house and other top congressional leaders weren't told sooner. a time line cnn has put together shows the republican house majority leader may have known about former cia direct
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the massacre inside that colorado movie theater now appears to be only part of the horror that was planned. a law enforcement official who seen video of the suspect, james holmes' booby trapped apartment tells cnn it was rigged with more than 30 homemade grenades and ten gallons of gasoline. the source says that would have created a fireball knocking out walls engulfing the entire building in flames undoubtedly killing many more people. cnn's ed lavandera is joining us now once again from aurora, colorado. ed, what else are you lening? there are new developments emerging even as we speak. >> reporter: well, there's a great deal going on behind the scenes, but now there's a great effort to make sure that the principle players and many of the people involved in these investigations no longer speak publicly about what is going on. the judge issuing a gag order. ever since that has happened,
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the massacre inside that colorado movie theater now appears to be only part of the horror that was planned. a law enforcement official who seen video of the suspect, james holmes' booby trapped apartment tells cnn it was rigged with more than 30 homemade grenades and ten gallons of gasoline. the source says that would have created a fireball knocking out walls engulfing the entire building in flames undoubtedly killing...
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he did this in an interview with wolf blitzer in "the situation room." he was referring to i'm very, very sorry referring to the tax cuts issue being dealt with by the election as opposed to next year. let's see if we have it and i'll get you to comment on the other side. take a listen. >> yeah, i'm very sorry about what happened yesterday. it was -- what i thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election. apparently nothing has to be done until first of the year. i think he should just stick with his position. >> i'm not sure if it was worded this way, but i think somebody actually came up with the concept to ask is this possibly a senior moment? i tend to think that bill clinton will never be a senior, but is it possible this was just forgetfulness? >> i mean, he's a sharp guy. and i can't get inside of his head. we could guess. he was the president. he controlled the government for eight years. i would assume, one would assume, an observer would assume, that he understands that these things usually come up at the end of the yea
he did this in an interview with wolf blitzer in "the situation room." he was referring to i'm very, very sorry referring to the tax cuts issue being dealt with by the election as opposed to next year. let's see if we have it and i'll get you to comment on the other side. take a listen. >> yeah, i'm very sorry about what happened yesterday. it was -- what i thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election. apparently nothing has to be done until first of...
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. >> yaw, let's bring wolf blitzer right now in that town we're talking about. wolf, give us some analysis from the ob camp's perspective. how will the obama camp attack this? >> i think they will immediately start talking about what paul ryan's budget, the determinant of the house bujts committee would have called for if it was obviously approved by the house of representatives. but what i'll say is paul ryan wants to end medicare as we know it. i'll say he wants to really, effectively and social security, two very popular entitlement programs for seniors and the united states, medicare, the health department plan for seniors, united states, social security. the real release, if you will. so they're going to go after paul ryan and mitt romney on this issue. and they're going to try to score some points. i i've jugs been going through reactions from obama supporters. they're saying out loud already this is great news for the president and his team because they think they'll have an issue to run and paul will write the romney ticket. sometimes, they shouldn't be
. >> yaw, let's bring wolf blitzer right now in that town we're talking about. wolf, give us some analysis from the ob camp's perspective. how will the obama camp attack this? >> i think they will immediately start talking about what paul ryan's budget, the determinant of the house bujts committee would have called for if it was obviously approved by the house of representatives. but what i'll say is paul ryan wants to end medicare as we know it. i'll say he wants to really,...
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joined by wolf blitzer here in our studio, in jerusalem. you just spoke to mark reghev, the spokesman for the prime minister. you asked him some key questions and for some there were not answers. in particular what happens to the borders, to the blockade of gaza city? >> i think that will depend if this thing holds. if the rockets no longer go into israel, if there is no firing at israeli troops who are patrolling the border, if that stops, i think the israelis are prepared to take some steps to ease some of the blockades, some of the restrictions. that will take a while. that's not going to go into -- i suspect that will not go into effect right away. the israelis want to test hamas right now, test the agreement, see what happens, not just over the next few hours but the next few days, see what is happening and then they'll begin to reciprocate, i suspect. i don't think they'll do much right away. >> he made clear israeli government holds hamas responsible for all the factions, islamic jihad, al qaeda related groups, anybody who is firing
joined by wolf blitzer here in our studio, in jerusalem. you just spoke to mark reghev, the spokesman for the prime minister. you asked him some key questions and for some there were not answers. in particular what happens to the borders, to the blockade of gaza city? >> i think that will depend if this thing holds. if the rockets no longer go into israel, if there is no firing at israeli troops who are patrolling the border, if that stops, i think the israelis are prepared to take some...
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the former president sits down one-on-one with wolf blitzer and wolf will join me live in a few minutes. >>> pollution is threatening to kill the chesapeake bay watershed and at stake is the livelihood of thousands of species of wildlife already affected. it has been a problem for years. the government is enforcing a cleanup policy and some counties there are refusing the plan. athena jones explains. >> the chesapeake bay, the largestest wear in north america fed by 100,000 creeks, streams and rivers. it is home to more than 3,700 species of plants and animals including crabs and oysters and it is in trouble. conservationists say plugs from farms, wastewater treatment facilities, stormwater run off and power plants in the 64,000 square mile water sh he had that includes parts of six states and the nation's capital is slowly killing the bay. >> what happens is too much pollution causes an explosion of algae. when the algae die they decompose and use up oxygen in the water. when you have no dissolved objection yen you have dead zones and dead zones kill fish and oysters and kill crabs. >>
the former president sits down one-on-one with wolf blitzer and wolf will join me live in a few minutes. >>> pollution is threatening to kill the chesapeake bay watershed and at stake is the livelihood of thousands of species of wildlife already affected. it has been a problem for years. the government is enforcing a cleanup policy and some counties there are refusing the plan. athena jones explains. >> the chesapeake bay, the largestest wear in north america fed by 100,000...
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turned away in nashville at a tsa checkpoint as he refused a pat dount and wolf blitzer has the senator on the situation room next hour. what's question number one. >> i'll have him walk us through exactly what happened when he was over at the airport. he went through the full-body scanner. you put your hands umm and stand still for a few seconds and then you continue to walk through and he, obviously, was called back for a pat-down and he decided, you know what? i'd rather go through the scan dpen and that's when the disagreement erupted, if you will and there were problems so he'll walk us through exactly what happened. as you know he's been a critic of the tsa thinking it's an invasive procedure, patting down passengers and he'll explain where he stand on this. his dad, congressman, ron paul, the republican presidential candidate issued a blistering statement about all of this so we're going to go in depth on this. it affects everybody that travels. we have the reaction from the tsa, of course, so it will be a full report. all the political news. we're going to look at the major deve
turned away in nashville at a tsa checkpoint as he refused a pat dount and wolf blitzer has the senator on the situation room next hour. what's question number one. >> i'll have him walk us through exactly what happened when he was over at the airport. he went through the full-body scanner. you put your hands umm and stand still for a few seconds and then you continue to walk through and he, obviously, was called back for a pat-down and he decided, you know what? i'd rather go through the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with the looming tax hikes. all of us are facing a little over three weeks. those increases coupled with spending cuts in vital programs including defense, health care and housing assistance are being called the fiscal cliff. the only way to i void it is for president obama and congress to make a deal, cutting spending and raising revenue. adding to the sense of urgency. news that 350,000 people simply gave up looking for work in the month of november. and while that drove the unemployment rate down to 7.7%, the fiscal cuts and tax hikes are expected to dramatically slow job creation and increase unemployment possibly plunging the economy back into a recession. let's go to dana joining us from capitol hill. the latest negotiations don't seem to be going anywhere. >> they sure don't. the house speaker ended the week by calling it a wasted week. he only had one phone call with the president of the united states and he said it was just, "more of the same." now counter offer to what the republicans put out during th
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with the looming tax hikes. all of us are facing a little over three weeks. those increases coupled with spending cuts in vital programs including defense, health care and housing assistance are being called the fiscal cliff. the only way to i void it is for president obama and congress to make a deal, cutting spending and raising revenue. adding to the sense of urgency. news that 350,000 people simply gave up looking for work...
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it's a live virtual chat with wolf blitzer. a live virtual chat with wolf blitzer! you're not going to miss it. i'm going to do it. it's the election roundtable, tomorrow, noon eastern, logon to cnn.com/roundtable and get your questions in and get them in often. >>> an american citizen living in mexico is detained while trying to come into the u.s. for a visit. her attorney says she was coerced to give up her citizenship. she was born here. and they're telling her, get out. i'm going to talk to that attorney next and find out what the heck went wrong on this one. at liberty mutual, we know how much you count on your car, and how much the people in your life count on you. that's why we offer accident forgiveness, where your price won't increase due to your first accident. we also offer a hassle-free lifetime repair guarantee, where the repairs made on your car are guaranteed for life, or they're on us. these are just two of the valuable features you can expect from liberty mutual. plus, when you insure both your home and car with us, it could save you time and money.
it's a live virtual chat with wolf blitzer. a live virtual chat with wolf blitzer! you're not going to miss it. i'm going to do it. it's the election roundtable, tomorrow, noon eastern, logon to cnn.com/roundtable and get your questions in and get them in often. >>> an american citizen living in mexico is detained while trying to come into the u.s. for a visit. her attorney says she was coerced to give up her citizenship. she was born here. and they're telling her, get out. i'm going...
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wolf blitzer in "the situation room." i'm done. it's his turn. >> kate, thanks very, very much. >>> happening now -- >> i'm sorry sorry about what happened yesterday. >> bill clinton apologizes. he's certainly a powerful campaigner for president obama but does he do occasionally more harm than good when he goes off message? >> my one-on-one interview with the former president of the united states. >>> who is spilling u.s. intelligence secrets with a stunning display of bipartisan outrage, lawmakers demand an end to the leaks. >>> a new breakthrough can reveal the entire genetic blueprint of
wolf blitzer in "the situation room." i'm done. it's his turn. >> kate, thanks very, very much. >>> happening now -- >> i'm sorry sorry about what happened yesterday. >> bill clinton apologizes. he's certainly a powerful campaigner for president obama but does he do occasionally more harm than good when he goes off message? >> my one-on-one interview with the former president of the united states. >>> who is spilling u.s. intelligence secrets...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary general has arrived in egypt as part of an urgent international push for a cease fire. israeli troops and tanks on the border awaiting the order that could come at any time to invade gaza and turn this to in to a full-scale war. my colleagues and i are in the region. we are covering all sides of this conflict as only cnn can. earlier today i traveled to southern israel, tt's near israel's border with gaza where people live every day with a threat of rocket attacks and we experience what they go through firsthand. within minutes of ar
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary...
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to wolf blitzer now. wolf, i know what you think. i spoke to you last hour. i don't want to put words in your mouth. you said it's fair to say this was handled poorly, at least in your estimation. did the administration wait too long to try and resolve this issue. >> i think they should have worked all of this out long before kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services, made her announcement a couple weeks ago of this new policy that would give basically these catholic institutions like universities, hospitals, charities that employ a lot of people, a year in which there would be a grace period in which the new policy for everyone else would go into effect. they should have really worked this out in advance. they knew there would be opposition from the catholic bishops across the country. and i think they could have fi neszed it in a better way. there was a fierce debate. i don't know, fierce maybe is not the right word. but a significant debate within the white house itself on this policy including some of the pop catholics in the obama adminis
to wolf blitzer now. wolf, i know what you think. i spoke to you last hour. i don't want to put words in your mouth. you said it's fair to say this was handled poorly, at least in your estimation. did the administration wait too long to try and resolve this issue. >> i think they should have worked all of this out long before kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services, made her announcement a couple weeks ago of this new policy that would give basically these catholic...
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wolf blitzer will be all over that. coming up. >>> and nancy pelosi expected to announce whether she'll be seeking another term as house minority leader. pelosi has scheduled leadership elections for november 29th. which is later than usual and that's prompted speculation that the former speaker may relinquish her role as the top house democrat. >> listen up, john, toyota has announced another massive recall, close to 3 million cars recalled worldwide, mostly 2004 to 2009 prius models. yours falls under that. 670,000 of them were sold in the united states. the problems with the cars, steering system and electric water pumps are to blame for the recall. toyota says no crashes or injuries have been reported. >> check with your dealer, though. >>> an update on a story we told you about yesterday. two snowboarders stranded in washington's mount rainier national park have been reunited with their families. they dug a snow cave for shelter against 70-mile-per-hour winds, whiteout conditions, and two to four feet of snow. yes,
wolf blitzer will be all over that. coming up. >>> and nancy pelosi expected to announce whether she'll be seeking another term as house minority leader. pelosi has scheduled leadership elections for november 29th. which is later than usual and that's prompted speculation that the former speaker may relinquish her role as the top house democrat. >> listen up, john, toyota has announced another massive recall, close to 3 million cars recalled worldwide, mostly 2004 to 2009 prius...
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. >>> also happening right now are wolf blitzer just sat down with bill clinton as the former president takes heat for comments about mitt romney and the economy. does president clinton regret it? hear his surprising response when wolf joins me live in just a moment. >>> first, who is leaking top secret details about covert u.s. actions and why? the fbi is investigating as some lawmakers allege it is coming from the white house and that it is politically motivated. we're talking about confidential intel on cyber attacks in iran and the president's so-called kill list and a foiled bombing coming out of yemen. all of those incidents blasted all over the media this apast month and today the man in charge briefed the top four intelligence committee leaders on a rash of leaks. i spoke with one of those leaders, house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers just last hour. last month rogers said that the administration's chest thumping led to leaking information about the foiled bomb plot in yemen and kind of talking about how the chest thumping was not helping and he said raised a lot of
. >>> also happening right now are wolf blitzer just sat down with bill clinton as the former president takes heat for comments about mitt romney and the economy. does president clinton regret it? hear his surprising response when wolf joins me live in just a moment. >>> first, who is leaking top secret details about covert u.s. actions and why? the fbi is investigating as some lawmakers allege it is coming from the white house and that it is politically motivated. we're...
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that means wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf is here with a preview. hi, wolf. >> don, it also means you can go home. you've been busy i take it the last 24 hours. you actually went to the game. you enjoyed it? >> i am. i worked 24 hours and still managed to get through the day and be on the air. >> you had some good laughs, a little fun in the process. i'm glad you're back safe and sound. looking forward to your shows over the weekend as well. we've got a lot going on. back-to-back speeches over the past 24 hours between the president and mitt romney at this latino gathering down in florida. we're going to take a closer look, what romney said yesterday, how does that compare with what the president said today? we'll get some reaction. ana navarro, maria cardona, they were there in the audience. we also have howie kurtz and lawrence ash burn standing by. looking at the social media phenomenon amazing how a 68-year-old grandmother who was so brutally tormented on that school bus, it's really a shocking story, i must say, but this whole problem of elder
that means wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf is here with a preview. hi, wolf. >> don, it also means you can go home. you've been busy i take it the last 24 hours. you actually went to the game. you enjoyed it? >> i am. i worked 24 hours and still managed to get through the day and be on the air. >> you had some good laughs, a little fun in the process. i'm glad you're back safe and sound. looking forward to your shows over the weekend as well. we've got a...
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and -- hi, wolf. wolf blitzer coming up in a couple of minutes in "the situation room." i have no -- what's coming up? >> let me tell you what's coming up, we have an exclusive interview with josefina vidal. she's the top official in the cuban foreign ministry dealing with north american affairs. i spoke with her from havana. we spoke about the imprisoned american alan gross and she explains what it would take presumable toe free this american who has been in prison in cuba for two and a half years and we're getting reaction already from the state department. earlier hillary clinton, the secretary of state, spoke about it. you might remember last friday i interviewed alan gross. there's stuff going right now. we're watching it very closely, the interview with the cuban foreign ministry official. it's exclusive. that will be aired here in "the situation room." that's coming up. also, brian todd and he's got new information about al qaeda in yemen and what's going on in that front so that will be a big part of the day as well. >> defense secretary talking about that at tha
and -- hi, wolf. wolf blitzer coming up in a couple of minutes in "the situation room." i have no -- what's coming up? >> let me tell you what's coming up, we have an exclusive interview with josefina vidal. she's the top official in the cuban foreign ministry dealing with north american affairs. i spoke with her from havana. we spoke about the imprisoned american alan gross and she explains what it would take presumable toe free this american who has been in prison in cuba for...
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. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. also want to welcome our international viewers, our viewers in the united states and around the world. a scandal that's brought down the head of the cia, a looming financial crisis, and a lingerring question about the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. president obama expected to face questions about all of that and more this hour when he meets with reporters over at the white house. he is scheduled to step up to the podium in about 30 minutes. you'll see all of it live right here on cnn. we're bringing you special live coverage leading up to the president's news conference. i'm joined by our colleague suzanne malveaux. she's at the cnn center in atlanta. also, our panel here many washington. our chief political analyst gloria borger, donna brazil, and our national security contributor fran townsend, also a member of the cia's external advisory board. we also have our chief business correspondent ali velshi standing by in new york. our senior who will be
. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. also want to welcome our international viewers, our viewers in the united states and around the world. a scandal that's brought down the head of the cia, a looming financial crisis, and a lingerring question about the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. president obama expected to face questions about all of that and more this hour when he meets with reporters over at the white house. he is scheduled to step up to the...
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wolf blitzer thank you. i want to cut away from you. you'll be back at 4:00 for "the situation room," 4:00 eastern, 1:00 pacific here on cnn, i'm only cutting away because i need to get a live moment at the value voters summit. here's the guest of honor. paul ryan has taken to the podium. this is the gathering of social conservative, folks and make no mistake this was expected. we got a protester -- that wasn't expected but a protester being led out of the auditorium as vice presidential candidate paul ryan begins his speech and what was expected this will be a blistering attack, the attack will continue on the foreign policy of the administration especially in light of what's happening and sort of the explosion of violence against american interests overseas. let's listen. >> it's good to be here. [ applause ] >> it's good to be part of the values voter summit once again and this time i bring greetings from the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. [ cheers and applause ] in this election millions of americans coun
wolf blitzer thank you. i want to cut away from you. you'll be back at 4:00 for "the situation room," 4:00 eastern, 1:00 pacific here on cnn, i'm only cutting away because i need to get a live moment at the value voters summit. here's the guest of honor. paul ryan has taken to the podium. this is the gathering of social conservative, folks and make no mistake this was expected. we got a protester -- that wasn't expected but a protester being led out of the auditorium as vice...
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i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." with just a week and a half until the election, the candidate right now are in a dead heat. they've been crisscrossing the country in a mad scramble to make a difference to get out the vote and sway the undecided. the obama campaign is also calling in some of the heavy artillery. that would be the former president, bill clinton of the here is cnn's white house correspondent. >> reporter: for president obama there is no more powerful surrogate than president clinton. something he acknowledged in an interview released thursday. the last time we had healthy broad-based groelth was when he was president and people remember that. so he can say things that people immediately grab on to. that's why clinton stars in campaign ads. >> president obama has a plan to rebuild america from the ground up. >> he headlines fundraisers and rallies. this one last week with bruce spring teen. they will be visiting florida, ohio and virginia together. >> he has particular appeal in the african-american com
i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." with just a week and a half until the election, the candidate right now are in a dead heat. they've been crisscrossing the country in a mad scramble to make a difference to get out the vote and sway the undecided. the obama campaign is also calling in some of the heavy artillery. that would be the former president, bill clinton of the here is cnn's white house correspondent. >> reporter: for president obama there is no more...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> formally this week, satellites would have been dominated by the race for the white house and the increasingly heating battle between the obama and romney campaigns. but president obama rewrote the script, catching the world by surprise with an unexpected trip to afghanistan where he marked the one-year anniversary of the death of the world's most wanted terrorist. >> one year ago from bases here in afghanistan our troops launched the operation that killed osama bin laden. the goal that i set to defeat al qaeda and denied a chance to rebuild is now within our reach. >> the trip wasn't without controversy, some critics accusing the president of playing politics with the anniversary of bin laden's death, questioning whether romney's campaign would have done the same thing. romney this week picked up an important endorsement, the endorsement of the formal rival michele bachmann. jim acosta, romney still has an enormous amount of work ahead of him. >> th
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> formally this week, satellites would have been dominated by the race for the white house and the increasingly heating battle between the obama and romney campaigns. but president obama rewrote the script, catching the world by surprise with an unexpected trip to afghanistan where he marked the one-year anniversary of the death of the world's most wanted terrorist. >> one year ago from bases here in afghanistan our...
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let me bring in dana bash and wolf blitzer together. dana, first to you, can you give me the final vote tally? >> 244 to 185. wasn't even close. we didn't expect it to be since republicans have such a big majority in the house. so they did once again show that there are the votes in the house of representatives to repeal the health care law. but as we have been saying all day, really yesterday as well, yes, they have the votes, but this was a political exercise. and republicans admit that readily because the next body, the senate, they're not the votes there. the democrats run it and the votes are simply not there to repeal the health care law. so republicans will be able to go back and go out to the campaign trail and make the case particularly to the republican base that they are doing what the republican base wants them to do. and also going to make the case that, you know, you have these votes, give us more republicans in the senate, give us a republican in the white house, then we can make this repeal happen. >> dana, thank you. wo
let me bring in dana bash and wolf blitzer together. dana, first to you, can you give me the final vote tally? >> 244 to 185. wasn't even close. we didn't expect it to be since republicans have such a big majority in the house. so they did once again show that there are the votes in the house of representatives to repeal the health care law. but as we have been saying all day, really yesterday as well, yes, they have the votes, but this was a political exercise. and republicans admit that...
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. >> wolf blitzer, we'll see you in a few minutes. >> how does that sound, by the way? >> pretty good. see you soon. thank you. >> coming up here, we're talking sex and war. women cannot fight on the front lines so these two female soldiers are suing. coming up next, we'll talk to the brigadier general who says she's always hoped for active combat. don't miss it. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. when y
. >> wolf blitzer, we'll see you in a few minutes. >> how does that sound, by the way? >> pretty good. see you soon. thank you. >> coming up here, we're talking sex and war. women cannot fight on the front lines so these two female soldiers are suing. coming up next, we'll talk to the brigadier general who says she's always hoped for active combat. don't miss it. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an...
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she was sharing with us some of the interview last night with wolf blitzer. one of the things that the sheriff said is that he still has the support of the people in his run for congress. what do you know about that? >> well, there's definitely people that are coming forward and supporting his right to be gay and his right to be a politician at the same time, which is fine. i mean, that's wonderful. but the story is not about paul babeu being gay. the story is about this allegation that he was using his ex-boyfriend's visa status as leverage to silence him about their relationship. in fairness to both parties, this really does need to be investigated. >> monica alonzo, thank you. we'll be right back. [ horn honks ] hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. [ man ] the receivables. [ male announcer ] michelin knows it's better for xerox to
she was sharing with us some of the interview last night with wolf blitzer. one of the things that the sheriff said is that he still has the support of the people in his run for congress. what do you know about that? >> well, there's definitely people that are coming forward and supporting his right to be gay and his right to be a politician at the same time, which is fine. i mean, that's wonderful. but the story is not about paul babeu being gay. the story is about this allegation that...
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our special "situation room" coverage with wolf blitzer. >>> award-winning director, actress to dancer, debbie allen has done it all and continues to do it all. what does she attribute to her greatness and success? >>> first, it's the afternoon. you had breakfast, lunch, where is your energy level? you experience a midday slump, you're not alone. many people find themselves craving an afternoon pick-me-up. in this week's "health for her" elizabeth cohen has tips to boost your energy in a healthy way. >> reporter: during your workday, do you feel like your energy is zapped in the middle of the afternoon? registered dietrician ellie krieger has nutritious snacks. >> people reach for sugary foods to try to boost their energy. that gives you a short-term boost, but ultimately will lead to you crash. >> reporter: instead reach for a snack with protein. she suggests a handful of almonds. >> rich in protein, rich in nutrients and healthy fat. it will give you sustained energy. >> reporter: or greek style yogurt with a piece of foot. >> protein as well as carbohydrate. it will give you an imme
our special "situation room" coverage with wolf blitzer. >>> award-winning director, actress to dancer, debbie allen has done it all and continues to do it all. what does she attribute to her greatness and success? >>> first, it's the afternoon. you had breakfast, lunch, where is your energy level? you experience a midday slump, you're not alone. many people find themselves craving an afternoon pick-me-up. in this week's "health for her" elizabeth cohen has...
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i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. you're in "the situation room." >>> the deadliest latest conflict between israel and ha moose. we're live in jerusalem for word of any diplomatic progress. there's been talk in the day about -- israel responded to fresh rocket attacks from gaza with missile strikes that killed at least five people including a child according to gaza health officials. the israeli army dropped leaflets warning residents in some areas to leave immediately for gaza city even indicating which routes they should take to stay safe. earlier today i visited the israeli town of beersheva. the family who lives in this home told me they made it to their safe room with only about 30 seconds to spare. the israel defense forces says one of its soldiers was killed by a hamas rocket earlier today. a total of five israelis have now been killed in this week of fighting. throughout the day whaling sirens have sent people in israel running for shelter including cnn's frederik pleitgen. take a look at what happened when he
i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. you're in "the situation room." >>> the deadliest latest conflict between israel and ha moose. we're live in jerusalem for word of any diplomatic progress. there's been talk in the day about -- israel responded to fresh rocket attacks from gaza with missile strikes that killed at least five people including a child according to gaza health officials. the israeli army dropped leaflets warning residents in some areas to leave immediately for gaza...
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wolf blitzer just talked to king abdullah from jordan, and we will get the reaction of what is happen i happening in the civil war across his borders. >>> and also at this hour, london scrambling to figure out the security for the olympics, but weather may be the big story. we are seeing torrential rain and worse than in 100 years. >>> and plus, sitting on a couch could be as bad as smoking. lack of exercise could be killing you. some countries are fighting back. one big city has a traffic-free street on sunday. and we will tell you where that is. i've discovered gold. [ female announcer ] new roc® retinol correxion max. the power of roc® retinol is intensified with a serum. it's proven to be 4x better at smoothing lines and deep wrinkles than professional treatments. roc® max for maximum results. legalzoom has an easy and affordable option. you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support, backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. >>> the weather may actually be the biggest threat to the olympics now. london has
wolf blitzer just talked to king abdullah from jordan, and we will get the reaction of what is happen i happening in the civil war across his borders. >>> and also at this hour, london scrambling to figure out the security for the olympics, but weather may be the big story. we are seeing torrential rain and worse than in 100 years. >>> and plus, sitting on a couch could be as bad as smoking. lack of exercise could be killing you. some countries are fighting back. one big city...